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Aug- 2018 -10 AugustBusiness
Mexico to purchase Evolved Seasparrow missiles for new Sigma-class ships
The US approved a $41 million sale of Evolved Seasparrow tactical missiles (ESSM) to Mexico for its new Sigma 10514 Class corvettes
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10 AugustAsia Pacific
US carries out airstrikes, Afghan special forces deploy after Taliban attack Ghazni
US forces launched airstrikes and Afghanistan special forces deployed to counter a major Taliban assault on the provincial capital of Ghazni
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9 AugustAfrica
Mali: At least 11 Fulani people kidnapped and killed in ethnic attack in Mopti
Eleven Fulani civilians were kidnapped and killed in the latest bout of ethnic violence to hit Mali's restive central region of Mopti, an attack to hunters from the Dogon community
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9 AugustAfrica
Boko Haram militants kill 17 Nigerian soldiers in attack on Borno state base
At least 17 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a fresh Boko Haram attack on a military base in the country's northeast, the third assault on military bases in less than a month
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9 AugustMiddle East
Syrian military shells rebel positions in Idlib, drops leaflets urging ‘reconciliation’
Syrian regime forces shelled rebel and jihadist positions in the Idlib province and dropped leaflets warning of an apparent impending assault
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9 AugustAfrica
Central African Republic receives military vehicles from China and the US
Central African Republic's Armed Forces received more than 120 vehicles from both China and the US as part of attempts to boost the country's military capacity
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9 AugustMiddle East
Saudi-led coalition admits Yemen airstrike that Red Cross says killed dozens of children
The Saudi-led coalition battling in Yemen said it carried out a deadly attack which the Red Cross said hit a bus carrying children
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9 AugustAsia Pacific
Australia revokes citizenship of 5 dual nationals for joining ISIS
Australia has revoked the citizenship of five people who traveled to Iraq and Syria to join ISIS, bringing the number of people stripped of their citizenship to six
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9 AugustAfrica
South Sudan President Kiir pardons rival Machar and rebel groups
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir issued a decree offering an amnesty to rebels including his bitter rival Riek Machar, days after the two signed a power-sharing deal
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9 AugustMiddle East
Israeli strikes hit Gaza after barrage of rockets, killing toddler
Israel launched a wave of strikes across Gaza in response to some 150 rockets fired at its territory, leaving three Palestinians including a toddler dead
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